France’s ex-president goes to jail
AFP: France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be jailed Tuesday over a scheme to acquire Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential run, becoming the first former head of an EU country to serve time...
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Banned BCL leader held over creating panic
Staff Reporter: The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit has arrested an expelled leader of the Chhatra League on charges of detonating crude bombs (“cocktails”) to spread panic before holding flash processions in...
Jamaat, allies seek Nov referendum on July Charter’s legal basis
Staff Reporter: Jamaat-e-Islami and seven like-minded political parties have announced a new series of political programmes pressing a five-point demand, including holding the next parliamentary election under a proportional representation (PR) system and organising...
Jamaat’s ‘PR movement’ political deception: Nahid
Staff Reporter: National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has described Jamaat-e-Islami’s so-called movement for “proportional representation (PR)” as nothing more than a calculated political deception. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Nahid alleged...
ADP Q1 spend rises to 5pc, drops Tk1,057cr
Staff Reporter: The government’s development spending under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) saw a marginal improvement in implementation during the first quarter (July–September) of the 2025–26 fiscal year, although actual expenditure dropped compared to...
ACC raids ‘Brazil House’ over alleged oil theft
Staff Reporter: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has conducted a raid at the so-called “Brazil House” in Fatulla, Narayanganj, as part of its crackdown on corrupt officials of state-owned oil companies accused of amassing illegal...
BNP apologises for attack on journos
Staff Reporter: An incident of assault on journalists occurred at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office on Sunday afternoon around 4:30 pm, while interviews of nomination aspirants from the Sylhet division were underway. Jahidul Islam,...
CEASEFIRE UNDER STRAIN: Israeli military launches attacks on Gaza
Agencies: The Israeli military said it launched air strikes and artillery fire at targets in southern Gaza on Sunday, dimming hopes that a US-mediated ceasefire would lead to lasting peace as Israel traded blame...
Transport strike at Ctg Port withdrawn
Staff Reporter: Container transport operations at Chattogram Port resumed this afternoon after nearly two days of disruption, as the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) agreed to revoke its controversial gate pass fee hike. The breakthrough...
Call to accept 2 demands of martyred FF families
Staff Reporter: As part of the ongoing movement by freedom fighter families and slum residents demanding the withdrawal of the order cancelling the Mirpur Vashantek Slum Rehabilitation Project implementation agreement and compensation for the...
‘Banks must inform borrowers before write-off’
Staff Reporter: Banks will now be required to notify borrowers at least 30 working days in advance before writing off any classified loan, according to a new circular issued by Bangladesh Bank on Sunday....
Media worker found dead
Staff Reporter: The body of a female media worker from the online news outlet Dhaka Stream was recovered from her residence in the capital on Saturday evening. Sher-e-Banglanagar Police Station OC Emaul Haque said...